An editor friend of mine and I were discussing how to break into the editing world without going directly to a publishing house, and about what typical clients are like ~ what they expect and what we, as editors, can and are trained to offer them. I came to the realization that I might want to focus on another path entirely. It seems that even with a little bit of luck and a lot of hard work, establishing yourself in the market as a skilled copy editor and proofreader is a difficult road in and of itself.
I like to write fiction. I’ve written a stage play, am in the process of writing two more stage plays, have worked on a screenplay for seven years, and have written many short stories. An author friend of mine has made considerable money by writing, marketing and self-publishing romance novels, which to me, sounds like a doable next step. *END*
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Thirty years of experience as a legal secretary, corporate paralegal and executive assistant have taught me to professionally proofread and edit legal documents of all kinds, complexities lengths and natures.
I am at a crossroad and have decided it is time to change careers from editing and proofing legal documents in favor of editing and proofing manuscripts, short stories, articles, media posts and blogs. To round out my expertise, I earned a copyediting certificate at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon.
If you have a manuscript you'd like readied for independent publication OR submission to a named publishing house OR perhaps you have a short story (article) you'd like polished for submission to a magazine or writing contest, I hope you will contact me to perform a final run-through prior to submission.
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